Gouva Surname
Approximately 42 people bear this surname
Gouva Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 15 | 1:738,653 | 80,079 |
| Mauritania | 13 | 1:314,989 | 13,616 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Gouva (27) may also be a first name.
Gouva Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gouva Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gouva (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻮﻓﻪ) occurs more in Greece more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gouva? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,017,195th most commonly used last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 50 percent of Gouva reside; 36 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 36 percent reside in Helleno-Europe. Gouva is also the 2,036,353rd most numerous first name on earth, borne by 27 people.
Gouva is most frequently occurring in Greece, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 738,653. In Greece it is most numerous in: Attica, where 100 percent reside. Besides Greece Gouva is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 31 percent reside and France, where 12 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gouva Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gouva in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻮﻓﻪ | kwfh | 60 |
| ﻛﻮﻑ | kwf | 40 |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gouva
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